Washington Moves to Lift Eritrea Sanctions as Asmara Sets the Record StraightSanctions, Sovereignty, and the Red Sea: A Critical Examination of Eritrea, Western Narratives, and the Reuters FramingEritrean Advocate Snit Tewoldemedhin Named Peace AmbassadorEritrea Hits Back at Detractors of U.S. EngagementInside Ethiopia’s State-Media Campaign Against EritreaEritrea, the Red Sea, and the Panic of the DetractorsEthiopian Regimes and the Fabled HyenaTiffany Haddish Speaks With Pride on Eritrean RootsWhy Washington Is Relearning the Eritrea RealityArab, African and Asian States Reject Israel Move Against SomaliaWashington Moves to Lift Eritrea Sanctions as Asmara Sets the Record StraightSanctions, Sovereignty, and the Red Sea: A Critical Examination of Eritrea, Western Narratives, and the Reuters FramingEritrean Advocate Snit Tewoldemedhin Named Peace AmbassadorEritrea Hits Back at Detractors of U.S. EngagementInside Ethiopia’s State-Media Campaign Against EritreaEritrea, the Red Sea, and the Panic of the DetractorsEthiopian Regimes and the Fabled HyenaTiffany Haddish Speaks With Pride on Eritrean RootsWhy Washington Is Relearning the Eritrea RealityArab, African and Asian States Reject Israel Move Against Somalia
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Why Washington Is Relearning the Eritrea Reality

The Wall Street Journal report says the United States is now exploring a diplomatic reset with Eritrea, including possible sanctions relief and a broader normalization effort, as Washington recalculates the strategic value of the Red Sea and the Horn of Africa. The report says th

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Berlin’s Sudan Conference Reeked of Colonial Tutelage

There was something deeply revealing about the Sudan conference staged in Berlin this week. It was presented as diplomacy. It was marketed as concern. It was wrapped in the language of humanitarian urgency and civilian-centered politics. But strip away the polished statements and

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Cairo, Asmara Align on Trade and Red Sea Security

Egypt and Eritrea moved to deepen economic cooperation during high-level talks in Cairo on Monday, while also aligning on key regional issues including Sudan’s territorial integrity and Red Sea security. Egypt’s official readout said the meeting focused on trade, investment, indu

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Opinion Piece Published on Jerusalem Post by Dr Shmuel Legesse on 15 March 2026 – A Response

An opinion piece titled, "Middle East's future may be decided in the Horn of Africa : The Red Sea is becoming the centre of global power."  was published on #JerusalemPost on 15 March by Dr Shmuel Legesse . The author is an international educator, community activist, a diplomacy

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Erdogan in Addis: sovereignty first as Abiy beats sea-access drum

Abiy Ahmed tried to stage the usual Addis photo-op when Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan arrived. But the camera caught something different: a stiff, guarded prime minister sitting beside a visitor who didn’t look like he came for flattery. What played out at the joint app

Trump Letter

Abiy Ahmed’s Strategic Isolation Is Now in Writing

What Addis Ababa has spent two years denying is now staring it in the face—on White House letterhead. The January 16 letter from  Donald Trump  to  Abdel Fattah el-Sisi  isn’t just about mediation. It’s a signal. Clear, deliberate, and consequential. Washington is aligning itself

Egypt

Egypt: Cairo Draws Clear Red Lines as Sudan’s War Tightens Its Grip

Cairo didn’t dress it up in diplomatic fluff. In a sharply worded statement issued during General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan’s one-day visit, Egypt’s presidency laid out a position that is as much about Sudan’s survival as it is about Egypt’s own security. The message was blunt: Suda

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President Isaias Afwerki: Ending Sudan War Requires Cutting RSF Supply Lines

Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki has said that any serious effort to end the war in Sudan must begin with cutting off the supply routes that continue to arm and sustain the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), warning that calls for ceasefires are meaningless while weapons and mercenarie

Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki and his delegation in Riyadh

Eritrean President in Riyadh for Strategic Talks Amid Regional Shifts

Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki arrived in Riyadh on Tuesday, 9 December, for a four-day working visit at the invitation of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, marking another calculated move in a region undergoing rapid geopolitical adjustment. Upon landing at Riyadh’s Royal Te

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Sudan: A Proxy Machine, a Sub-Imperial Ambition, and a Region Fighting to Stop the Collapse

There are moments in African politics when the truth hides in plain sight, yet the world pretends it sees fog. Sudan’s war is one of them. For nearly two years, analysts have wasted ink debating “complexity,” “dual narratives,” and “moral ambiguity.” It’s nonsense. Strip away the

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Red Sea Doctrine: Littoral States Shut the Door on Expansionism

Cairo was more than a ceremonial trip. When Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki stood beside President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi this November, the message wasn’t about museums or optics — it was a map of how the Red Sea will now be governed. No slogans. No ambiguity. A littoral doctrin

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Isaias Afwerki: “No External Powers, No Foreign Bases — The Horn Can Solve Its Own Problems”

In a wide-ranging interview with AlQahera News aired from Cairo, Eritrean President  Isaias Afwerki  delivered one of his most candid and uncompromising statements on the state of the Horn of Africa, the Red Sea, and Africa’s enduring struggle against external manipulation. His w

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